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2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2012 WinStar River Poker Series
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,100
Prize Pool
$2,788,000
Total Entries
1,396
Level
34
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 1,396
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Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Bronson Tucker, who took down this event last year for $640,400, has just eliminated Vanessa Selbst.
As told to us by Tucker, Selbst opened to 1,000 in early position. Tucker re-raised to 2,100 from late position, Selbst called, and the flop fell 
with two spades.
Selbst check-called 2,600 from Tucker, landing a 
on the turn. Both checked through to the 
river where Selbst moved all in for 18,100. Tucker called with 
, besting Selbst's 
to win the pot and score the elimination.
You can expect to see Selbst back in action on Day 1b tomorrow.
Kurt Jewell opened to 850 in early position and was called by Jence Kelling in middle position.
The action remained the same throughout the hand after that, as Jewell check-called bets of 1,200, 2,300, and 4,100 all across the 
board. Kelling tabled 
for a turned flush, besting Jewell's 
.
Jewell busted shortly thereafter.
A player opened to 1,000 before the flop only to have David Diaz three-bet all in for his last 8,250 from the cutoff. Selim Mahtab peered down at his cards on the button and moved all in over the top. The rest of the table folded and the hands were tabled to find Diaz crushed.
Diaz: 
Mahtab: 
The board brought no help to Diaz when it fell 
and he quickly gathered his belongings and headed out of the tournament area.
Action folded to Jence Kelling in the hijack and he opened to 1,100. Maria Ho three-bet all in from the big blind for 7,025 and Kelling called to put Ho at risk.
Showdown
Kelling: 
Ho: 
The board ran out 
, ending Ho's Day 1a as Kelling's pair of eights held up.
With the board reading 
, the player in the big blind checked to John Dolan. Dolan fired 900 and his opponent called. The turned and Dolan's opponent check-called for a second time. This time it was for 2,300.
The river was the 
and Dolan's opponent bet 3,775. Dolan tanked for about a minute before throwing his hand away and watching the pot be pushed toward the opposite end of the table.
Dolan is now sitting on about 26,000.
Just before the break, Kurt Jewell picked up a decent pot. With a raise to 800 and two callers before him, Jewell called from the small blind. The big blind came along, too, and the flop came down 
.
Action checked to Justin "Choctaw" Kruger and he bet 1,075. One opponent called before Jewell raised to 4,350, clearing out his opponents and taking down the pot.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
